How to get sexual orientation on the Census questionnaire?

I emailed the Customer Service Center at the Census Bureau asking what would be the procedure to add Sexual Orientation in the demographics section (alongside race, sex, age, marital status) of the Census questionaire.





Robert Clair of the Census Bureau replied to me that it won't ever happen because "behavioral or preference issues are not really the domain or purpose of the decennial census program."





He suggested I write to my Congressional representatives and to the US Office of Management and Budget.





Wow. Sexual orientation is not included because the Census Bureau considers being homo a choice.





Any ideas of what to do in addition to contacting the Senators and Reps and the US Office of Management and Budget?

How to get sexual orientation on the Census questionnaire?
You got to kind of ask this of yourself, they ask for race because?, they ask for sex because? they ask etc. because?


They do not ask you do you like being Black, White, etc. They do not ask you do you like being a Man or a Women(though that can be a preference to some), do you like being _yrs old. I think they only want to ask things that cant change, know I "think" homosexuality is not a choice, but it can be changed, or persuaded. I know of homosexuals who have decided to not act on there homosexual tendencies, if you will, and remain "straight".





I really don't know, it doesn't ask if you smoke, so maybe they don't car about preferences, and you got to remember that census are not profiles on dating sites. Though census are like National profiles
Reply:Apparently, many people don't realize that the Census is more than just counting the number of people. All sorts of statistical models are created from the data to predict things like projected social security benefits needed, average life expectancy rates, and so on. Report Abuse

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the census is ment to be for population count and tax leveys and for proportioning the representation of elected officals, nothing more. but once again the constitution has been ignored. Report Abuse

Reply:all the rest is just unneeded crap they dont need to know , and shouldnt be asking Report Abuse

Reply:i don't feel that homosexuality is a choice its a series of choices, done on a chemical level. as we grow our brain makes pathways and changes in chemical composition. Report Abuse

Reply:so if you have thoughts or experiences, it gets reinforced and imprinted in your brain. its just like any other learned behavior.


not here to start a argument but you said you wanted to know , and its the scientific explanation. but you are right that it is mostly out of a persons control Report Abuse

Reply:Thanks for answering my question.





What is your source of the scientific explanation that homosexuality is a learned behavior? Report Abuse

Reply:Examples of how census data is used:





Life insurance companies base their premiums on statistics regarding life expectancy.





Social Security and Medicaid base their payouts (including starting age and how much money) on statistics regarding percentages of the population at various ages. Report Abuse

Reply:Federal interest rate is partly based on how many people own vs. rent.





In summary, there are many national organizations, government and private, that rely on the Census data to conduct their business. Report Abuse

Reply:Wow ,she should of said every thing on the census besides how many people live in your household, are not really the domain or purpose of the decennial census program."





and honestly now that all children have to have a SS# there really is no need for the census. they have the info at the SSA.
Reply:When I take over, there will be no more free elections and thus no need for a wasteful census.
Reply:being a homo is a choice, duh. and it is in no way the government's business what sexual preference people have. its like having to put down what is your favorite food, favorite movie. WHO CARES. its not a vital statistic. only queers and libs think of crap like this.